Unfortunately for the Ranking Member, Oklahoma is one of the three States that has a higher percentage than Rhode Island...
I appreciate the difficulty of that choice, and I appreciate the courtesy both of the Chairman, Senator Lieberman, and t...
I will just thank both of you for your interest in improving regulation for the American people and how best to regulate...
I have introduced the Regulatory Capture Prevention Act to create an office within the Office of Management and Budget t...
It is, Madam Chairman. And we have tried in several different years to alter the composition, and we will try again.
I would urge you to relook at those numbers.
I would ask if you would work with NOAA to start thinking in terms of more creative management of the species, working w...
Are you looking in any way to try to improve the efficiency of these programs, their acceptance, and their legitimacy in...
NOAA routinely adopts these regulations for Federal waters, and we do have some activity, not as pronounced, but some ac...
Rhode Island lands more fish than any other State except New Jersey, and we don't have representation on there.
It is vital across the country.
We will continue to fund those in this President's budget, but some of the others, like the small harbors money, are goi...
68 percent of the beaches in New England and the mid-Atlantic... are eroding on an average of 1.6 feet a year.
As you know, the expansion of the Panama Canal expansion is due to be completed in 2014.
I appreciate that with respect to the 205 program.
I want to thank you, both Secretary Darcy and General Van Antwerp, for the extraordinary response of COE of Engineers to...
I have noticed that in the President's budget, there is the proposed elimination of four existing CAP's.
This is an exciting week for a Rhode Island company because on Friday in Shenandoah, Iowa, they will be opening a very s...